school sports
03.02.2020
some spurs players were not just good at football. many were talented at other sports at school and here are just some of them ...
| Mario Alexandriou | Represented Surrey at 1500m |
| Darren Anderton | Fifth in Southampton & District Schools Cross Country championship |
| Craig Bickles | 100m champion three years in succession in local championships |
| Mark Bowen | Played for Aberavon District rugby union team at scrum half |
| Calum Butcher | 100m champions at his school |
| Guy Butters | Played for North Middlesex at cricket |
| Steven Caulker | Hounslow Borough 400m champion for four years in a row |
| Freddy Champion | Represented County at 800m |
| Darren Clare | Represented Southend at 100m in the Essex Games |
| Jason Cook | Represented South Bedfordshire at rugby playing scrum half |
| Richard Cooke | Enfield Schools gymnastic champions |
| Sam Cox |
Brent cross-country champion
2003-2006 Brent 800m champion 2003-2005 |
| Ian Crook | Represented Havering District at cricket |
| Ian Culverhouse | Played centre for the Harlow District rugby team |
| James Dalton |
400m school champion Played for District cricket champions 2005 & 2006 |
| Kevin Dearden |
Represented Bedfordshire at
cricket Eighth in hurdles at the All-England Athletics championships |
| Kenny Dixon | Represented Hertfordshire at rugby |
| Olumide Durojaye | Hurdles champion at his school |
| Coskun Ekim |
800m school champion Athletics winner at the London Youth Games as part of the Haringey team |
| William Ekong | District 100m champion |
| Danny Foster | Middlesex Under-15 javelin champion |
| Liam Francis |
Enfield cross-country champion
1998 Enfield 1500m champion 1997 &1998 |
| Zaine Francis-Angol | High Jump & 100m school champion |
| Kyle Fraser-Allen | Second in 100m County Championships |
| Ryan Fredericks | Potters Bar District 100m and triple jump champion for four years in a row |
| Philip Gray | Represented Belfast at 200m |
| Warren Hackett | Represented Newham at 100m, 200m and long jump |
| Carl Hoddle | Represented Harlow at tennis |
| Steve Hodge | 1975 South Notts. Cross Coutnry champion |
| Gareth Howells | Represented Surrey at cricket |
| Anthony Jack | Stevenage District 1500m champion |
| James Lee | Represented Essex at athletics |
| Jake Livermore |
County 1500m champion South-East cross-country champion 2000 |
| Greg Lake |
Represented the East of England
at Rugby Union Represented his county at 80m hurdles in All English Athletic Championships |
| Joe Martin | Golfer with 10 handicap (2005) |
| Kieran McKenna | Played for his school's Gaelic football team |
| Paul Moran |
4th in Enfield Borough Schools
Judo competition Ran for Enfield Harriers |
| Alan Mullery | Played cricket at Lords twice for the Federation of London Boy's Clubs v Middlesex Young Professionals |
| Jack Munns | Represented County at cross-country |
| Paul O'Donoghue |
Represented the London Under-21
Gaelic football team Represented Kent and Lewisham at swimming |
| Tim O'Shea | Represented school as a centre in the rugby team |
| Andy Polston | Represented Waltham Forest district at cricket |
| John Polston | Represented Waltham Forest district at cricket, basketball, 800m and triple jump |
| Mirko Ranieri | Won medals in Italy at school level for athletics and chess |
| Terry Robbins | Captained Aylesford High School cricket team |
| Anderson Rollock |
Played basketball for Enfield
Boys Won 200m District championship two years in a row |
| Vinny Samways | Represented East London Schools and London Schools at cricket |
| Martin Simmonds | Represented Woking at County level in athletics |
| Steve Smart | Second in Enfield Borough 800m |
| Adam Smith | District and County 1500m champion |
| Brian Statham | Played cricket for the Essex County Boys Team |
| Kevin Stewart |
Enfield Borough and Middlesex
County 1500m champion National Schools cross-country champion |
| John Sutton | Played cricket for Norfolk and The Midlands |
| Matt Wells | Won Hoddesdon District Cricket Cup 2003 |
| Trevor Wilkinson | Haringey Schools champion at 400m and high jump |
| Charlie Withers | School swimming champion |
| Terry Yorath | Represented Cardiff District at cricket, baseball and rugby |
| Willie Young | Trialled as a hooker for the South of Scotland Schools rugby team |